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Curtain Up, Unova League!
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Curtain Up, Unova League! (Japanese: 開幕イッシュリーグ・ヒガキ大会！サトシ対シューティー！！ The Isshu League Higaki Conference Gets Underway! Satoshi VS Shooty!!) is the 103rd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 760th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 22, 2012 and in the United States on March 9, 2013.
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash and his friends arrive in Vertress City, where the Vertress Conference begins.
- Ash, Trip, Bianca, Cameron, Stephan, and Virgil enter the Vertress Conference.
- Stephan defeats Radley in his first round battle, qualifying him for the next round.
- Bianca, Virgil, and Cameron begin their first round battles.
- Ash begins his battle against Trip.
- For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Iris
- Cilan
- Professor Juniper
- Nurse Joy
- Officer Jenny
- Trip
- Bianca
- Stephan
- Cameron
- Virgil
- Davy
- Chili (flashback)
- Cress (flashback)
- Lenora (flashback)
- Hawes (flashback)
- Burgh (flashback)
- Elesa (flashback)
- Clay (flashback)
- Skyla (flashback)
- Brycen (flashback)
- Roxie (flashback)
- Freddy O'Martian
- Katharine
- Dino
- Antonio
- Emmanuel
- Flora
- Geraldo
- Ramone
- Manning
- Kenton
- Russet
- Radley
- Mikael
- Ultimo
- Kendrick
- Trainers
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Ferrothorn (US and international) Audino (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Audino (Nurse Joy's)
- Serperior (Trip's)
- Emboar (Bianca's)
- Zebstrika (Stephan's)
- Riolu (Cameron's)
- Ferrothorn (Cameron's)
- Eevee (Virgil's)
- Vaporeon (Virgil's)
- Braviary (Radley's)
- Watchog (Mikael's)
- Crustle (Ultimo's)
- Eelektross (Kendrick's)
- Klinklang (Davy's)
- Rattata (Trainer's)
- Cubchoo (Trainer's)
- Corphish (Trainer's)
- Panpour (Trainer's)
- Patrat (Trainer's; ×2)
- Skitty (Trainer's)
- Pidove (Trainer's; multiple)
- Minccino (Trainer's)
- Growlithe (Trainer's)
- Sandslash (Trainer's)
- Lillipup (Trainer's)
- Marill (Trainer's)
- Tranquill (Trainer's)
- Sandile (Trainer's)
- Blitzle (Trainer's; ×2)
- Foongus (Trainer's)
- Deerling (Trainer's)
- Herdier (Trainer's)
- Cottonee (Trainer's; multiple)
- Dwebble (Trainer's)
- Deino (Trainer's)
- Gothita (Trainer's)
- Pidove (multiple)
Pokémon seen in flashbacks
- Unfezant (Ash's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Tepig (Ash's)
- Boldore (Ash's)
- Krokorok (Ash's)
- Jolteon (Virgil's)
- Flareon (Virgil's)
- Espeon (Virgil's)
- Umbreon (Virgil's)
- Leafeon (Virgil's)
- Glaceon (Virgil's)
- Pansage (Cilan's)
- Pansear (Chili's)
- Panpour (Cress's)
- Herdier (Lenora's)
- Leavanny (Burgh's)
- Tynamo (Elesa's)
- Excadrill (Clay's)
- Swanna (Skyla's)
- Beartic (Brycen's)
- Garbodor (Roxie's)
Trivia
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Serperior
- This episode begins the six-part Vertress Conference arc.
- An instrumental version of Best Wishes! is used as background music.
- The characters start pronouncing Stephan's name correctly as of this episode.
- In the flashback of Ash defeating Lenora, the apron that she wore during the original scene was removed.
- This is the first time in which Ash faced his main rival in a Pokémon League tournament that was not a 6-on-6 battle.
- This is also the first time when Ash does not call Professor Oak before the beginning of a League.
- Freddy O'Martian's entrance by parachute at the league opening ceremony is likely a reference to the method that Daniel Craig (as James Bond) and Queen Elizabeth II supposedly made their entrance (although in reality they were portrayed by stunt doubles) at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
- This is the earliest that Ash has fought his main rival during a official league tournament.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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| Mandarin Chinese | 開幕合眾聯盟·檜垣大會！小智對修帝！！ | |
 Dutch
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Doek op voor de Unova League! | |
 Italian
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Che lo spettacolo abbia inizio! | |
 European Spanish
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¡Arriba el telón, Liga de Teselia! | |
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